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Senior cop reveals DNA found on Senzo Meyiwa’s crime scene excludes the accused
Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial seems far from over after new evidence emerged. Senior forensic analyst Captain Mmampshedi Masetla, who testified…
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Rhino poacher gets 30 years in jail for killing 3 rhinos in Kruger National Park
An alleged rhino poacher has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars for killing three rhinos at Kruger National Park…
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Case against serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi postponed to Friday
The case against serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi, who was convicted on 90 counts of rape, has been rolled over to…
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More than 1 500 corpses stink out morgues
The system of identifying bodies in South Africa has been slammed following an increase in the number of unclaimed corpses…
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19-year-old North West man gets life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl, whom he dragged to his house and…
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DNA sampling underway following Joburg fire
Families are still in the process of identifying their loved ones lost in a horrific fire in the Johannesburg CBD…
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Health Minister Phaahla urges Joburg fire victims’ families to come forward
Two victims from the deadly fire at the hijacked building in Johannesburg have succumbed to their injuries in hospital, raising…
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Man jailed for raping mother in front of her 3 kids & raping his friend’s 74-year-old mom
The High Court in Polokwane has sentenced 40-year-old sexual predator Motsepane Lolo Madigoe after he was convicted for multiple rape,…
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Senzo Meyiwa trial: State has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt
Legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala says the testimony of all those who were in the house the day Senzo Meyiwa was…
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Police conduct at Senzo Meyiwa crime scene under the spotlight
Police investigations into the Senzo Meyiwa murder are again in the spotlight. Crime scene attendent Thabo Mosia was grilled about…
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Suspect on the run for murder caught after he hitched a ride with police
A 43-year-old man made a brief appearance in the Albert Luthuli Magistrate’s Court on Thursday in Mpumalanga on a charge…
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Eastern Cape serial r@pist who targeted teenage girls gets multiple life sentences
A serial rapist in Lusikisiki has been sentenced to three life imprisonment terms for raping and exploiting teenage girls on…
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Mozambican national sentenced to 22 years on rhino poaching charges
A Mozambican poacher who was found in possession of fresh horns matching the DNA of two rhino carcasses at Skukuza…
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Man already serving life for murder gets additional sentence for Bekkersdal r@pes
A 30-year-old man already serving a life sentence for murder has been linked via DNA and sentenced in the Westonaria…
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Eastern Cape r@pists get life imprisonment in separate cases
Four rapists have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Lusikisiki Regional Court in three separate cases. In the first…
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Double life sentence for man who r@ped then strangled 82-year-old woman to death
A North West man who raped then murdered a 82-year-old woman in February 2020 has been handed a double life…
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Bheki Cele: DNA processing under way in slain Palesa Malatji case
Police Minister Bheki Cele said a forensics team was processing DNA samples from four more people to try and identify…
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Suspect connected to Odendaalsrus farm murder through DNA
In a breakthrough development, a suspect has been linked to a farm attack in Odendaalsrus in the Free State that…
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Police hunt down illegal miners
Police say they’re clamping down on illegal miners in Gauteng. Police arrested 35 illegal miners in an operation in Roodepoort…
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Suspects convicted of murder & r@pe of George woman
Two men have been convicted on charges ranging from murder, rape, and robbery with aggravating circumstances in the High Court…
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